2012 Chrysler 300 Driver assistance Problems

The cruise control stopped working.

NHTSA ID

11483074

Incident

Feb 1, 2022

IN 2018, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WAS ACTING INTERMITTENT. I WOULD PRESS THE BUTTON IT WOULD WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT. I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY HEMET CA. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CC SWITCH. NOW, 2 YRS. LATTER IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN...I TRIED IT A FEW TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY/IN-CITY AND IT DIDN'T WORK. LATER ON OUR WAY HOME, I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I'M STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT COSTS ME $100 EVERY TIME I BRING THE CAR IN FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR; HOPEFULLY WHEN I BRING IT IN THIS TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX, THEY WON'T CHARGE ME...R/JOHN...

NHTSA ID

11348399

Incident

Aug 9, 2020

Mileage

92,000 mi

ON MAY 31, 2019 I WAS PARKING MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 IN FRONT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE.. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND ENTERED THE STORE THROUGH THE PLATE GLASS WINDOW. THE VEHICLE STOPPED DUE TO AN OBJECT IN ITS WAY. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

11223055

Incident

May 31, 2019

2012 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HAZARDOUS VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *LD *JS

NHTSA ID

11053299

Incident

Jun 30, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON'S RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (17225 TORRENCE AVE, LANSING, IL 60438) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT

NHTSA ID

11075599

Incident

Feb 5, 2018

Mileage

145,000 mi

I WAS PARKING IN A PARKING GARAGE AND THE CAR WENT INTO LOW BATTERY MODE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD SMELL BURNING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO PARK AS I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE. I WAS ABLE TO INSPECT UNDER THE HOOD AND WHILE FACING THE ENGINE THEIR WAS SMOKE/BURNING SMELL TO THE LEFT OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER DID CONFIRM IT IS PART OF THE T36 RECALL AND IS STATING I HAVE TO PAY UP FRONT.

NHTSA ID

11030437

Incident

Sep 28, 2017

Mileage

60,000 mi

GOT UP IN THE MORNING STARTED MY CHRYSLER 300 LET IT RUN FOR 3-5MINS BEFORE PULLING OFF TO GET COFFEE. NO ISSUES GOING AND RETURNING WHICH TOOK 10-15MINS TOPS. RETURNED HOME TO PICK UP AND DROP MY GIRLFRIEND OFF AT WORK APPROX. 20-25 MILES AWAY. MADE IT THERE WITH NO ISSUES. I PULL AWAY FROM HER JOB TURN A FEW CORNERS I SUDDENLY HEAR A FAINT WHINING THE STEADILY GREW LOUDER AND BEGAN TO SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT POPPED THE HOOD LOOKED AT THE ENGINE SAW NOTHING BUT STILL SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING. GOT BACK IN THE CAR TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND PULLED OFF. 5 MILES FROM MY GIRLFRIENDS JOB I'M BACK ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60-65 THE CAR IS STILL WHINING THE ELECTRONICS STARTED TO FLICKER EVERYTHING THE NEEDLES EVERYTHING JUST KEPT FLASHING OR FAILED UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP I COULDN'T BREAK OR GAS BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ON AND MOVING. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SLOWLY WORK MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. I TRIED JUMPING THE CAR BUT THE WIRES MELTED WHICH CAUSED A LITTLE ALARM BECAUSE THE CABLES WHERE CONNECTED CORRECTLY. GOT A TOW HOME. ON MY OWN I REMOVED THE BATTERY WENT TO HAVE IT CHARGED IT WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE I BOUGHT A NEW ONE. OVER $200. UPON CONNECTING THE NEW BATTERIES NEG CONNECTION WHICH I DID AFTER CONNECTING THE POS. CONNECTOR I EXPERIENCED A HUGE AMOUNT OF SPARKING WHICH ACTUALLY ATE AWAY SUM OF THE BATTERIES NEG. CONNECT...YES ATE THE METAL KNOB...MEDAL PIECES LIKE DUST AROUND IT NOW BUT I DON'T THINK I DAMAGED THE BATTERY. I CHECKED THE GROUNDING IT WAS ALL GOOD OR SO IT SEEMED. I REMOVED THE ALTERNATOR TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS TO BE TESTED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CAR RUNNING...WHICH I CLEARLY CANNOT START. IVE SET UP APPOINTMENTS ONLINE TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT NOBODY NOT EVEN CHRYSLER HAS THE PARTS YET...BEEN 2 MONTHS. I'M JUST WAITING.

NHTSA ID

11020341

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

80,000 mi

LIMITED EDITION 75TH ANNIVERSARY MOPAR. CONTINUALLY BLOWS THE 25 AMP FUSE FOR THE ACC, ANTI-SWAY, & AND SYSTEMS. ALTERNATOR HAS CAUGHT FIRE ON ON ONE OCCASSION. CHRYSLER EITHER DOESN'T CARE OR DOES NOT POSSESS THE EXPERTISE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BATTERY & ALTERNATOR REPLACED AFTER FIRE. 4091 MILES LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME BLOWN FUSE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER "INDEPENDANT" INVESTIGATOR FROM EAA (MIKE SOBIECKI) FILED REPORT TO CHRYSLER A FEW WEEKS AGO. NO CALL FROM CHRYSLER TO ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE (THERE IS A CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER ON THIS). I NEED HELP. I WORK OUT OF STATE AND I-VE ALREADY BROKE DOWN DURING INTERSTATE TRAVEL ON I-10.

NHTSA ID

11006293

Incident

May 24, 2017

Mileage

66,000 mi

MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE. ABOUT A MILE AWAY I STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AND OFF, RADIO AND AC COMING ON AND OFF AND THEN CAR DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART. AFTER 5 OR 10 MINUTES GET IT RESTARTED AND WILL BARELY MOVE. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN AUTO PARTS STORE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. WHEN I PULL IN THE PARKING LOT, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, WILL NOT SHUT OFF, WIND SHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND WON'T GO OFF, GAUGES ALL GOING CRAZY AND HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO MY CAR WON'T RUN THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STORE WHILE I GO INTO STORE TO GET HELP. THE GUY HOOKS UP TO DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND IT GIVES A READ ERROR. (HOOKS UP TO ANOTHER CAR AND NO ERROR). FINALLY GET CAR TO SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. HE TESTS BATTERY AND COMES BACK LOW. NEW $200 BATTERY AND STARTS UP FINE, EVERYTHING WORKING AGAIN. PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT AND START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING, SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENTS, WEIRD SOUND. PULL OVER AND SAME THINGS HAPPEN - GAUGES GOING CRAZY, WIPERS ON, WON'T SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, WON'T TURN OFF. GET OUT OF CAR AND TAKE KEY OUT WITH ME AND WIPERS COME ON. HAVE TO TAKE OUT FUSE TO GET THEM TO GO OFF. LIGHTS COME ON. HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO GET THEM OFF - ALL OF THIS WHEN THE KEY IS NOT EVEN IN THE CAR! $60 TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND $600 TO HAVE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. WHY IS THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR NOT PART OF THE P60 RECALL WHEN IT IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT WAS RECALLED??? I KEEP SEEING OTHERS SAYING THEY KEEP HAVING THE ALTERNATOR GO OUT AGAIN EVEN AFTER THEY REPLACE IT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND NEVER AND PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER THAN GENERAL MAINTENANCE STUFF. I DON'T NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANY LONGER.

NHTSA ID

11000642

Incident

Jun 16, 2017

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING A RED LOW BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY...CAR STARTS TO SHUT DOWN AND I FIND A SAGE LOCATION....AS I PULL TO A SAGE LOCATION CAR LOSSES CONTROL...THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK...THIS GOES ON FOR 5 MIN AS THE CAR IS TURNING WIND SHEILD WIPERS ON AND RADIO FLICKERS ON BY IT SELF...SO I REPLACE BATTERY AND PROCEED TO DRIVE HOME...I GET ABOUT 20 MIN DOWN THE ROAD AND IT PROCEEDS TO HAPPEN AGIN...NOT ONLY DOES THE HEADKIGHTS CUT IFF AT NIGHT...BUT MPH READ 0 AND I WAS GOING OVER 50 MPH

NHTSA ID

10978740

Incident

Apr 17, 2017

Mileage

101,784 mi

THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. CRASH CAUSED BUY FAULTY ALTENATOR AND LEAD POSITIVE POWER WIRE

NHTSA ID

10971772

Incident

Apr 2, 2017

Mileage

77,699 mi

ON MARCH 12, 2017 I WAS DRIVING CHRYSLER 2012 300 VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY,THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO BATTERY POWER SAVE MODE, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BREAKS LOCKED ON ME, THE CAR DID NOT LET ME STOP AND I WAS ON A BUSY STREET ROUTE 30 IN MERRILLVILLE, IN WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR 15 FEET AND MADE AN ABRUPT STOP, AFTER WARDS I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON VEHICLE AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY STREET, LUCKILY THEIR WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OR IT COULD OF BEEN WORSE, AFTER DOING RESEARCH I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THIS COULD OF BEEN DUE TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND MENTIONED RECALL P61 AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR A 160 AMP AND MINE WAS 180 AMP, THE CAUSE OF THIS SITUATION WAS CLEARLY DUE TO A RECALL ON A RECALL OF A DIFFERENT CHRYSLER MODEL AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CUSTOMER OF CHRYSLER AND MY REASONING BEHIND BUYING CHRYSLER IS BECAUSE OF THEIR WONDERFUL SAFETY FEATURES, AND FEELING SECURE WHILE DRIVING MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN,IT IS UNFAIR AND AFTER THIS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE . THEIR NEEDS TO BE IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID INJURY OR POSSIBLE DEATH.

NHTSA ID

10960286

Incident

Mar 12, 2017

Mileage

64,450 mi

S27 RECALL ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER SAFETY RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON 08/30/2016. ON 12/31/2016 OUR CAR WAS PUT IN THE "PARK" POSITION YET 4 HOURS AFTER IT WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVE-WAY, TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, HIT A WOOD PILE ON OUR PROPERTY, CAUSING MORE THAN $1223 IN DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PRIOR TO MOVING ON ITS OWN. NO PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED SINCE NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS STILL IN "PARK" WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND AGAINST THE WOOD PILE. WE HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE THIS AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX FOR US!

NHTSA ID

10950324

Incident

Dec 31, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPR, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ALL INSIDE LIGHTS, INCLUDING INDICATOR LIGHTS. WITHIN ONE MINUTES LATER, POWER DROPPED AND CAR WAS BARELY DRIVING. WITHIN THE TWO BLOCKS I HAD TO DRIVE TO GET HOME, POWER CONTINUED TO DROP. NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR; UNABLE TO TURN OFF .IGNITION OR PUT CAR IN PARK IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMOKE PROFUSELY. LOOKED LIKE ALL FLUIDS LEAKED AND CAR BECAME HOT. THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON FLASHING VIOLENTLY. CAR SMOKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE IT BECAME QUIET. GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE, SO IT REMAINED IN DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME. I KEPT MY FOOT ON BRAKE DUE TO UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT THE CAR WOULD DO. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD BUT CONTINUED TO SMOKE MORE THAN 30 MORE MINUTES. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL ANYTHING. COULD NOT EVEN OPERATE TRUNK. I AM TOTALLY AFRAID OF THIS CAR. TOWED TO DEALER. ALTERNATOR COST >$1100. MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 68000. P60 RECALL WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO MY CAR DUE TO AMP VALUE.

NHTSA ID

10925096

Incident

Nov 6, 2016

Mileage

68,000 mi

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I AM SENDING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300'S AND THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED. MY VEHICLE HAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE USED TO SPORADICALLY AFFECT MY VEHICLE IN VARIOUS WAY, HOWEVER LATELY THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE. THE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE ACTIVITY ARE AS FOLLOWS: SOMETIMES MY BLUETOOTH WILL NOT CONNECT SO I WOULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BLUETOOTH WOULD IMMEDIATELY CONNECT. SOMETIMES THE POWER SEATS WILL NOT HEAT. I WOULD PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD START HEATING UP. SOMETIMES THE BACK-UP CAMERA FLICKERS AND HAS A SEVERELY DISTORTED IMAGE. SOMETIME THE IMAGE OF THE CAMERA IS PERFECTLY CRYSTAL CLEAR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND I DO NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PUMP. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN OUT OF NO WHERE THE STEERING GETS REALLY TIGHT AND I ALMOST HAVE TO FORCE THE CAR TO TURN. WHEN I PARK THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THEN THE STEERING IS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE BATTERY ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ARE ALL PERFECT. THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013. THE ATTACHED IMAGES SHOW THE BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERING AND DISTORTED IMAGES. EXACTLY 2 MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE IMAGES WERE PERFECT. I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS TO SHARE IF NEEDED.

NHTSA ID

10910154

Incident

Sep 27, 2016

Mileage

74,000 mi

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A 90 PLUS DEGREE DAY WITH MY AIR ON AND RADIO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO SHUTS OFF THE AIR SHUTS OFF AND THE HEAT COMES ON MAX ALL BY ITS SELF.THE WINSHEILD WIPERS COME ON . I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF BUT I COULDNT. TRY TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT IT WOULDNT WORK . LOST MY POWER STEERING. TRY TO TURN BUT I COULDNT WENT TO NEXT DRIVE WAY WHERE IT WAS WIDE ENOUGH AND TURNED THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR WHERE I TRIED TO STOP IT BUT IT WOULD NOT SO I PUSH THE EMERENCY BRAKE AND HELD THE BRAKE WHILE I DID THAT ALSO TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO IN THE MESSAGE AREA IT READ SERVICE SHIFTER. FINALLY THE CAR WAS DYING DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST SHUT DOWN. I FEAR DRIVING THAT CAR I AM TRAUMATIZED BY THIS AND FEAR MY LIFE IN THAT CAR BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF IT AND COULD NOT SHUT IT OFF BECAUSE THE PUSH TO START WAS ONLY LIKE A DUMBBIE BUTTON .IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING

NHTSA ID

10898651

Incident

Aug 12, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

SINCE 2013 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. FIRST IN 2013 IT WAS VERY SPORADIC. THE BLUETOOTH AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2 TO 4 MONTHS SO I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD CONNECT. THIS YEAR IN JANUARY 2016 THE FAN WAS NOT BLOWING AND THERE WAS NOT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. I TURN THE CAR OF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE FAN BEGAN TO BLOW IMMEDIATELY. LAST WEEK MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO COMPLETE MY LEFT TURN AND GOT REALLY TIGHT. YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE BEGAN TO FEEL VERY TIGHT AS IF THEY WERE BOTH GETTING STIFF AND THE SUSPENSION STARTED GETTING VERY TIGHT THEN AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY BACKUP CAMERA STARTED FLICKERING LIKE POLTERGEIST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT I NEEDED A BATTERY OR A NEW ALTERNATOR AND THEY SAID NOPE. MY BATTERY, MY ALTERNATOR AND STARTED ARE ALL GOOD. I HAVE BEEN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT HAS JUST GONE BAD OVER TIME. I TRIED TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT IN 2013, BUT ANYTIME SOMEONE HELD ONTO THE VEHICLE NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST SPOKE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I MAY NEED A NEW PCM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.

NHTSA ID

10898448

Incident

Aug 24, 2016

Mileage

70 mi

TRANSMISSION SERVICE WARNING & ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON WITH TRANSMISSION GOING OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT SPEED. RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ONCOMING AND SURROUNDING MOTORISTS. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. REQUIRES A SHUT DOWN AND RESTART/REBOOT WITH DIMINISHED TRANSMISSION ABILITY. YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE IN THE CONSTANT ON, LIGHTED. CHRYSLER SERVICE CODES DETECT NO CODED ISSUES. HAPPENING ON A GREATER FREQUENCY NOW, STARTED BEFORE 30,000 MILES, VEHICLE NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. HAPPENS IN MOTION, AFTER BEING PARKED, JUST BEFORE PARKING. FREQUENCY IS SUCH THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER DEALER(S) STATE THAT DO DO NOT HAVE A FIX RESOLVED YET FOR THE 2012 MODELS.

NHTSA ID

10894270

Incident

Aug 6, 2016

Mileage

43,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE A/C FLUCTUATED. THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WITH A RAPID INCREASE AND DECREASE OF THE SPEEDOMETER STICK. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,999.

NHTSA ID

10871743

Incident

Apr 15, 2016

Mileage

81,999 mi

HAS STARTED VISITING A FRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL COMMA PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING GARAGE AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY NOT MOVING AND WHEN I RETURN AND DISENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE I NOTICED MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH I DISCOVERED TODAY MAY 19TH 2016 IS THAT WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND STARTING IT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AS I PROGRESSED DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED SOMETHING A LITTLE OFF AND IT NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE THE RPM SEEM TO BE A LITTLE JUMPY AND I CHECK THE OIL PRESSURE WHICH WAS REALLY HIGH I TURNED AROUND IMMEDIATELY AND PARKED THE CAR BACK AT MY HOUSE. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD JUMP MAYBE 30 TO 40 PSI BUT ONLY REACHING 20 MILES AN HOUR. I AM UNAWARE OF WHAT IS CAUSING THESE ISSUES AND ONLY DISCOVERED IT AS I WAS MAKING A TURN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I AM ALSO UNSURE OF THE DATE THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON BUT I CAN SAY IT WAS BEFORE THE EVENTS ON MAY 19TH 2016. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 14TH OF LAST YEAR.

NHTSA ID

10869971

Incident

May 19, 2016

Mileage

7,300 mi

WHILE ON HIGHWAY, MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND VEHICLE WENT INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE. AS I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND THE CAR BARELY MADE IT THERE. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS CHECKED MY BATTERY AND SAID THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED, I HAD THEM RECHARGE IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED SINCE THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. I PICKED UP THE BATTERY THIS MORNING AND TURNED THE CAR ON, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO FLICKER SO I JUST TURNED OF THE CAR. I READ IN TO THE VEHICLES RECALLS AND I NOTICED THAT RECALL #P6O IS EXACTLY WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING LAST NIGHT. I CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT DUE TO MY CAR NOT BEING AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL BUT IT OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO MAKE MY CAR PART OF THIS RECALL? IF SO WHAT STEPS CAN I TAKE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND OR MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED, IF NOT FOR MY QUICK THINKING THE CAR COULD OF STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT WHILE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT THAT THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

10861089

Incident

Apr 22, 2016

Mileage

65,000 mi

(P60/NHTSA 14V-634) I OWN A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE RADIO STATED CUTTING ON AND OFF, THE BATTERY ICON FLASHED ON AND OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. AAA CAME AND TRIED TO JUMP -START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE BATTER AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. IN 2015, A LETTER WAS SENT TO CERTAIN CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND GET THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE. THOSE OF US WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR DID NOT QUALIFY. THOSE OF US WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR DID NOT QUALIFY. THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EXISTED WITH THE 160 AMP, ALSO EXIST WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. I ALSO HAVE A LIFE- TIME WARRANTY, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE BATTERY.

NHTSA ID

10860956

Incident

Apr 21, 2016

Mileage

75,600 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AS THE CAR HEATS UP, THE ABS FUSE SEEMS TO LOSE CONTACT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ABS/ESP (STABILITY CONTROL), FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE DISABLE. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING. IF USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, ACCELERATION AND SPEED MAINTENANCE WILL STOP, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (THOUGH IT HAS NOT YET). A SIMILAR CHRYSLER CASE HAS BEEN OPENED AND LINKED TO THE POLICE VARIANT OF A CAR ON THE SAME PLATFORM WITH SAME ENGINE. POLICE CARS USE DODGE CHARGERS WITH HEMI V8, WHICH IS THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE CHRYSLER 300 WITH A HEMI V8, WITH MOSTLY COSMETIC ISSUES. THE FUSE IS NOT BLOWN, AND UPON THE CAR COOLING DOWN, THE SYSTEM IS RESTORED, HOWEVER, ON JOURNEYS IN WHICH THE ENGINE HEAT RISES, THE SYSTEM GOES OFFLINE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS MAY BE A COMMON ISSUE IN THIS PLATFORM, HOWEVER, THE TSB ONLY WENT TO THE POLICE CAR VARIANT OF ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CAR. WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, IF THE DRIVER HAS THE BRAKES APPLIED, A BANG/GRIND/SCRAPE SOUND (SUCH AS WHAT IS HEARD WHEN THE ABS ACTUALLY ENGAGES) CAN BE HEARD.

NHTSA ID

10846275

Incident

Mar 7, 2016

Mileage

34,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED TO ACT STRANGE. THE VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND I BEGAN TO QUICKLY LOSE POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED AND THE POWERTRAIN BEGAN TO MAKE UNUSUAL NOISES. OTHER WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN POPPING RANDOMLY AND THE WIPERS STARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING HAD BURNED UP UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE SERVICE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LATER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED UP. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO REPAIR BOTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO INDICATED THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WAS AWARE CHRYSLER HAD RECALLED ALMOST 1/2 MILLION VEHICLE FOR THE SAME EXACT ALTERNATOR PROBLEM (RECALL P60). I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY INDICATED NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE P60 RECALL LIST. THEY PROVIDED ME A CASE NUMBER FOR THE INITIAL ROADSIDE SERVICE/TOW (#28743527) AND INDICATED NO OTHER CASE NUMBER WOULD BE GENERATED. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON CHRYSLER'S RECALL LIST, THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY MY VEHICLE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE ALTERNATOR/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME MODEL/ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS.

NHTSA ID

10836453

Incident

Feb 14, 2016

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES), THE ABS AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,964.

NHTSA ID

10825010

Incident

Jan 29, 2016

Mileage

59,964 mi